Ducati Monster Forum

DSS = Double Sided Swingarm
SSS = Single Sided Swingarm

Two conversations via the phone today with people asking "what is your favorite Ducati or aftermarket swingarm" -- and thus my posting to everyone as well.  Amazingly there are (were) a lot of options over the years and most have made it onto a Ducati Monster inevitably via Ducati itself, the aftermarket or custom builders.  (note: most won't always swap and require fabrication skills to make happen)

My two favorites are the 916 masterpiece -- it's robust and clean looking and I've swapped uncountable iterations of them over the years.  But I will admit that everytime I see the MH900e tubular singlesided swingarm -- I think it's definitely cool.

Thus my question:  "What is your favorite Ducati or aftermarket swingarm?"

Not listed:  2003-2006 SS1000i.e.

2nd place:  S*R in silver

3rd place:  1*98/848

This one (without the hugger). I have no idea who makes it.

(http://members.ii.net/~aussiejester/index/pictures/ducati_tubular_swingarm.JPG)

I voted for the MH, but a close second is the asymmetrical Sport Classic DSS...

My favorite is the one Triple J listed above.  If I remember correctly that swingarm was made by Moto Corse and it was available from Desmoworks. 
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/BarrySheene.jpg?t=1264818143)

2nd: MH900e tubular SSS
3rd: S*R done in black (like in Bill in OKC's avatar)
      (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=293;type=avatar)
4th: Sport Classic with single sided shock

The swingarm on the Bimota DB7 looks hot too.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/bimota-db7-static-side.jpg)

1st: MH900e
2nd: MotoCorse tubular DSS swingarm. The one pictured by TripleJ and Travman above.
3rd: None come close to those two. MV Agusta SSS would be up next. See Bradmiller's 999 with it installed [thumbsup]

MV Agusta F4 swingarm on Ducati 999:
(https://lh5.ggpht.com/_4iYlZ1m8UEM/StNZRHmZ-GI/AAAAAAAAELw/HVkFy2Deqrw/s800/Picture027.jpg)

Muskrat in background in baseball hat iirc, unknown person behind him further with arsty-guy hat.

(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt251/vizi-tec/8.jpg)

1. MH900e. Guess i'm bias  :)
2. I have to say any of the 916 base sss are awesome. 1098's, Hyper & Multi. I especially like the 1098's "beefier" look. Love how the welds shows. Ducati did a good job not painting it.

Quote from: ato memphis on January 29, 2010, 04:45:05 PM
MV Agusta F4 swingarm on Ducati 999:

It's an aftermarket swingarm based upon the style of the MV Agusta F4 swingarm. (An MV Agusta swingarm uses a frame pivot -vs- enginecase pivot and would be difficult at best to modify to work on a Ducati) They were available when the 999 was first introduced but for an insane price.  A customer had one on his 999S.  If I remember right, it was made by Febur and they were cast in magnesium. 

851 tricolore kit

Quote from: MotoCreations on January 29, 2010, 07:38:48 PM
It's an aftermarket swingarm based upon the style of the MV Agusta F4 swingarm. (An MV Agusta swingarm uses a frame pivot -vs- enginecase pivot and would be difficult at best to modify to work on a Ducati) They were available when the 999 was first introduced but for an insane price.  A customer had one on his 999S.  If I remember right, it was made by Febur and they were cast in magnesium. 

That is most likely what he did. I'll ask more next time I see him, but I'd venture a guess that you're spot on. Its makes my mouth sweat either way.

Not so very expansive anymore
http://cgi.ebay.de/Magnesium-swingarm-SBK-Ducati-748-916-996-998-Febur_W0QQitemZ170420607184QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRicambi_e_Accessori_Moto?hash=item27addc18d0 (http://cgi.ebay.de/Magnesium-swingarm-SBK-Ducati-748-916-996-998-Febur_W0QQitemZ170420607184QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRicambi_e_Accessori_Moto?hash=item27addc18d0)

My fav., not listed...GP10 carbon fiber.

It was the S*R tubular SSS that sucked me in to my first and (so far) only Ducati purchase.  I couldn't take my eyes off of that swingarm and then the rest of the bike started coming into focus.  Now I've got one more obsession I never saw coming.

Quote from: fasterblkduc on January 30, 2010, 05:22:06 AM
My fav., not listed...GP10 carbon fiber.

oooo nice... you know the 696 isn't too disimilar looking. of course totally different suspension setup.. but... i wonder.

Quote from: Raux on January 30, 2010, 10:46:20 AM
oooo nice... you know the 696 isn't too disimilar looking. of course totally different suspension setup.. but... i wonder.

Put down the credit card, hands where I can see them, move slowly backwards [leo]

Quote from: Raux on January 30, 2010, 10:46:20 AM
oooo nice... you know the 696 isn't too disimilar looking. of course totally different suspension setup.. but... i wonder.

Oh yes, I noticed. I'm probably one of the very few that really likes the 696 swingarm. It looks like it came from a GP bike.

to the goobers picking S*R swingarms, be it known that this is the sexy-maker:

(http://www.mototype.com/pics/4950/full/mh900e_9.jpg)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/41/82056992_5eedd45b81.jpg?v=0)

The S*R swingarm doesn't hold a candle to it!

I vote for my Dymag Carbon Fibre Swingarm in the process of being fitted to my 2004 S4r.

Looking like we are switching to a 996 SBK motor or a 999 if the heads fit. All in the fitting process right now. Working with two reputable individuals in the duc community, at least here in the midwest.

Quote from: ato memphis on January 31, 2010, 06:00:34 AM
to the goobers picking S*R swingarms, be it known that this is the sexy-maker:

The S*R swingarm doesn't hold a candle to it!

So I'm a goober lol.  The MHie swingarm was the inspiration for me but I knew I'd never have one of those.  I've got a wanna-be MH swingarm obsession lol.

Either way, the tubular trellis-inspired swingarm is tasty.